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the radiofreemidwich showrob presents the radiofreemidwich show episode 50!
the radiofreemidwich show episode 50
Hello comrades! Blimey, 50 eh? Seems worth noting. In lieu of a party, I’ve decided to abandon the established format and do something even more special than usual. A few weeks ago, I put out a call to artists previously featured on the show asking if they had anything unheard I could play in celebration. This could be, for example, a demo, rehearsal, out-take, or a track from an unreleased project. The original idea was to mix these in with other new stuff but so many superb tracks have been shared that I’ve put togethe...2021-06-081h 32the radiofreemidwich showrob presents the radiofreemidwich show episode 49!
the radiofreemidwich show episode 49
Hello comrades! I’m guessing we could all do with a little distraction before getting back to the fight, eh? So here’s half an hour for you. The show is bookended with righteous anger but in the middle we have industrial clunk, magickal incantations, an outsider art mystery and our second reading from the wonderful Kevin Boniface.
The next episode will be #50, which is one of those landmarks that merits noting, but I haven’t decided what to do to celebrate it (suggestions welcome). Luckily, due to some family stuff it will be...2021-05-1800 minthe radiofreemidwich showrob presents the radiofreemidwich show episode 48!
the radiofreemidwich show episode 48
Hello comrades! Presenting an epic 34 minutes of kitchen fires and their dark aftermath, the corrugations on unfurling beech leaves and the swagger of ants marching across a beer garden. Get yourself a big sandwich and/or plan your stroll accordingly. Terrific line up.
Of special note is that today’s interlude is a reading by Kevin Boniface. Kevin is a writer and artist who makes his living as a postman in Huddersfield. His diaries – beautifully observed vignettes of ordinary life, presented deadpan, free of judgement – were published in a book called Round Abou...2021-05-1034 minthe radiofreemidwich showrob presents the radiofreemidwich show episode 47!
rob presents the radiofreemidwich show episode 47!
Hello comrades! Hope all is good with you lot. This is a tight af episode, a mere 25 minutes, featuring the taste of salt liquorice, heaving viscera of uncertain purpose and adventures in spelunking. The interlude is a clip of a phone recording made whilst overexcited at being on a bus. It has been great to read some of Pete Coward’s poems over the last few weeks but I think we are done with that now. R.I.P. comrade. A new spoken word series is being arranged and, if it comes of...2021-05-0424 minthe radiofreemidwich showrob presents the radiofreemidwich show episode 46!
the radiofreemidwich show episode 46
Hello comrades! I hope you are well. The fresh weather and lengthening days seem to be helping with my mental posture, as is the production of this little broadcast. Just under half an hour of roar, pulse and drone this episode – a short train journey, inland from the container port, passing through flowering orchards…
Here’s links to the tracks played – please support the artists!
COMPLAIN – CHANGE (DEMO)
http://www.muteantsounds.com/
EHUA – BLACK (AQUAMARINE EP)
https://nervoushorizon.bandcamp.com/album/ehua-aquamarine-ep
THERE ARE NO...2021-04-2729 minthe radiofreemidwich showrob presents the radiofreemidwich show episode 45!
the radiofreemidwich show episode 45
Hello comrades! Hope you are well and negotiating the creep towards ‘normal’, whatever that might be. Today’s question is can a 31-minute podcast hosted by some bloke who always sounds half-asleep brighten your day. Don’t answer yet! First, sit on the front step with this selection of ice under sun, deep sea bioluminescence, neon green wristbands and ectoplasm to think it through.
Here’s links to the tracks played – please support the artists!
GLITTER GRAVE – NOT ALL BASTARDS ARE COPS, BUT ALL COPS ARE BASTARDS (WE ARE THE 97%)
2021-04-2030 minthe radiofreemidwich showrob presents the radiofreemidwich show episode 44!
the radiofreemidwich show episode 44
Hello comrades! I hope you are keeping warm/cool (delete as appropriate) in the unsettling weather. This episode’s selection is brought to you by the smells of boiling pitch, wild garlic, laundered bedsheets and dune sand. Here’s links to the tracks played – please support the artists!
MATTACHINE – SISYPHUS (ISOLATION IS A FORM OF TORTURE)
https://mattachine.bandcamp.com/album/isolation-as-a-form-of-torture
AMY CUTLER – A WASTE OF SUN AND SNOW (GUTTER)
https://amycutler.bandcamp.com/album/gutter
QUIMPER – SLEEPY (OUNCE OF PREVENTION)
https://quim...2021-04-1331 minthe radiofreemidwich showrob presents the radiofreemidwich show episode 43!
the radiofreemidwich show episode 43
Hello comrades!
Well, I have to say I was touched by the messages of support welcoming back this little project, so heartfelt thanks for all that. In response I am committing to continuing the show, even if the schedule has to be erratic. This episode features scouring punk, feet confounding bass and skitter, furious noise, twanging gurglecore, skeletal meta-pop and the kind of all-encompassing magnificence that makes my day. All packed into an efficient 28 minutes – so short that even those working from home can listen on their commute.
Tracks playe...2021-04-0727 minthe radiofreemidwich showrob presents the radiofreemidwich show episode 42!
the radiofreemidwich show episode 42
Hello comrades! Long time, no see, eh? We all know the reasons why, so I won’t get into it here. Suffice to say that I hope – wholeheartedly – that your year has been as painless as could be hoped for in the circumstances. If you’ve been struggling, then I’m very sorry to hear it. You’re not alone, friend, and I hope this modest podcast provides a moment of relief or distraction.
Some housekeeping: I do intend to produce these again on a semi-regular basis, but I am not sure what the sch...2021-03-2942 minthe radiofreemidwich showrob presents the radiofreemidwich show episode 41!the radiofreemidwich episode 41
Hello Comrades! I hope all remains well with you and yours. Here’s another mazey walk through the estate to smell the blossom. This time I am accompanied by my son Thomas, affectionately known on twitter as ‘the boy’, who is helping with the links. It’s a CHARM OFFENSIVE (and stay tuned for the post credits scene). Tracks played:
S.H.A.M.E. – CHICK BAND (WE’RE NOT A) (S.H.A.M.E. LP)
https://muthafuckinshame.bandcamp.com/album/s-h-a-m-e-lp
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